Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lustful; lewd: Characterized by excessive or offensive sexual desire. Describes a person, behavior, or material that is obscenely focused on physical pleasure.
   • Debauched; licentious: Describes a morally corrupt lifestyle given over to sensual pleasures, especially of a sexual nature.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hắn ta nhìn cô ấy bằng ánh mắt dâm đãng. (He looked at her with a lustful gaze.)
  • Những bộ phim đó chứa đầy nội dung dâm đãng. (Those films are full of lewd content.)
  • Lối sống dâm đãng của hắn sớm muộn cũng dẫn đến diệt vong. (His debauched lifestyle will lead to ruin sooner or later.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used in a negative, condemnatory, or formal critical context. It implies a strong moral judgment and is not used in casual or positive descriptions.
• It can describe not only people but also atmospheres, intentions, or cultural products (e.g., books, movies, speech).

Variants and Related Words

• Dâm ô (adj): Lewd, indecent; often used in legal contexts (e.g., "hành vi dâm ô" - lewd act).
• Dâm dật (adj): Luxuriant, voluptuous; can describe both sensual excess and lush physical growth (e.g., vegetation).

Synonyms

• Lustful: Having strong sexual desire.
• Lewd: Crude and offensive in a sexual way.
• Licentious: Promiscuous and lacking moral discipline.
• Debauched: Corrupted by excessive sensuality.

Related Idioms

• Dâm đãng vô độ: Unrestrainedly debauched; describes extreme licentiousness without any limits.
  • Tầng lớp quý tộc sa đọa sống một cuộc đời dâm đãng vô độ. (The decadent aristocracy lived a life of unrestrained debauchery.)

noun

1. debauched; lustful; lend